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Columbus REALTORS®

Founded in 1908, Columbus REALTORS® is a professional trade association comprised of over 7,600 real estate professionals engaged in residential sales and leasing, commercial sales and leasing, property management, appraisal, consultation, real estate syndication, land development and more.

“Fair Housing Makes Us Stronger” is the message the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is touting in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, signed in to law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1968. This landmark piece of legislation outlawed housing discrimination and residential segregation in the United States.

Central Ohio housing inventory continued to decrease during the month of January to 3,410, which is 12 percent below December and 21.2 percent less than January 2017. This left central Ohio with a 1.2 months supply of inventory at the current sales pace and the 84th consecutive month of year over year declines in inventory, according to the Columbus REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service.

While central Ohio saw record home sales in 2017, the share of sales that were lender-mediated declined to 4.8 percent during 4Q-2017 which is down by more than half from 2016 (9.0 percent) according to the 4Q-2017 Lender-Mediated Properties Report.

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The REALTOR® Code of Ethics course required for all NAR members is due 12/31/18. The 2.5 hours on the NAR Code of Ethics is now due every two years. Although the requirement has been in place since 2001, the initial 4-year cycle was changed to a 2-year cycle. Therefore, it may not coincide with a real estate agent’s state of Ohio ethics requirement.